Detectives Goren and Eames come to believe a doctor conducted shameful experiments on the residents of a halfway house.

The murder of a woman in her apartment results in her son (Adam Storke), recently paroled after serving 15 years for murder, becoming the prime suspect. Having consulted with the lead detective on the old case(Mike Starr), Goren and Eames discover he was involved in a cover-up to rush other cases to closure.